FIFA Soccer 10

FIFA Soccer 10 features core gameplay refinements based on responsiveness and intelligence, plus a completely overhauled Manager Mode that includes more than 50 major improvements. These enhancements and more deliver a high standard of authenticity, as FIFA Soccer 10 continues to set the benchmark in both innovations and gameplay as the most complete simulation of soccer.

Features include the 360° dribbling system, which provides finer dribbling control, more than 50 major improvements to Manager Mode, more accurate passing and and authentic shooting, improved trapping intelligence, advanced positioning, and much more.

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American gamers are much more worldly than their non-gaming counterparts. Don't believe that? Then explain the stateside popularity of FIFA Soccer compared to the relative obscurity of Major League Soccer -- a league whose very name is arguably an oxymoron. While soccer in this country is mostly considered a youth sport or an excuse to drink pints during daylight hours at a British pub, FIFA and Pro Evolution are enjoyed daily by Americans who haven't set foot on a field since the days they rode to soccer practice in their parents' minivans.

I recently got a chance to kick EA Sports' upcoming FIFA 10 around, and if you're the type of gamer who's always envied color commentators who get to draw pictures all over the screen with their telestrator, you'll love what's arguably FIFA 10's most important addition: the ability to create set pieces. Read More »

A quick note arrived late yesterday from EA Sports' PR department which finally gave up the official international release date for FIFA 10. Soccer fans can now expect to be able to lace up their boots and start curling shots in at the net on October 2nd.

Some of the new features hitting the franchise this year were recently detailed too, so hit the jump to read more. Read More »

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360 Dribbling: The 360 dribbling system provides finer dribbling control, enabling players to find spaces between defenders that previously were not possible

Skilled Dribbling: Animation warping technology provides unprecedented control. Skilled players now have the ability to face a defender and use highly-responsive lateral dribbling to skip past him

Freedom in Physical Play: Wider dribble touches and new collision sharing creates a varied, less predictable, and extended fight for possession between the dribbler and a defender

Player Urgency: Improved urgency AI logic, with over 50 new movement cycles, delivers more responsive positioning so your players stay focused on the ball and move at a speed appropriate to the action

Improved Trapping Intelligence: Players now have a better awareness of where the easiest, most natural trapping position is so they can get the ball on the ground and under control easier and earlier

Advanced Positioning: Defenders multi-task and play the pitch more intelligently by covering dangerous spaces left by out-of-position teammates. In attack, players analyze space more effectively, curve their runs to stay onside, create passing lanes and vary attacking options

More Accurate Passing: Players better analyze space resulting in pinpoint passes that give their receivers more options and time to outrun defensive pressure

Authentic Shooting: Refinements to the shooting system and modifications of the ball physics create a wider, more realistic variety of shots that enhance the exhilaration of scoring

Varied Defending Options: Slide Tackle targeting has been enhanced so skilled players have more reach and avoid tackling through the dribbler. Better effort clearance logic gives defenders more options when attempting to get a foot on the ball before an attacker. Effort, such as sliding to block crosses and overhead kick clearances, give defenders more tools to prevent goal-scoring opportunities

Refined Goalkeeper Intelligence: Numerous improvements mean that goalkeepers now have more urgency and better perception of where to intercept loose balls, resulting in a more responsive and powerful rushing system. New animation warping technology provides game-realistic goalkeeper positioning and momentum, resulting in more varied scoring opportunities

Manager Mode Authenticity: More than 50 major improvements were designed to create an authentic experience to mimic the real-world game. Match results are based on team and player strengths and weaknesses. Player transfers are determined by multiple decision points, including club finance and prestige, availability of similar players, and competition from AI-controlled clubs. Player development is more realistic with true-to-life growth curves based on factors such as age and environment

Continuous Gameplay: Maintain the atmosphere, pace, and intensity of a match with quick free kicks and referee carding

New Practice Arena: Work on individual skills in a fully featured practice mode before stepping on the pitch